Window-frame.



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R @WF mw wo m AT1 W APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1905.

ANTON NVEISER, OF .NElV YORK, N. Y.

WINDOW-FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 12, 1905.

Application filed June 14, 1905. Serial No. 265,127.

T0 all whom, 'llt wtay concern:

Be it known that I, ANTON lVicisnR, a resident of New York city, boroughof Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented cei'tain newand usefulImprovements in I'Vindow-Frames, of which the followingis aspecification.

This invention relates to an improved foi'm of window-casing and sashestherein, and has for its object to provide a window-casing' to which arefitted swinging' sashes. By this means an oi'dinai'y soiii'ce ofannoyance is obviated, which exists in the sliding form of windownamely,that of sticking' in damp weather. My improvement also acts to retainwai'mth within a room in cold weather, as I provide a double set ofsashes and panes, there being' a space between each set of windows whichacts as an air-jacket to the room. Air within said space will becomeheated to approximately the extent of the air within the i'oom.Therefore cold air from the outside in attempting' an entrance comes inContact with the warm air within said space and is heated. Furthermore,cold air would find difliculty in effecting' an entrance through thewarm-air jacket.

ln the accompanying' drawings, forming pai't of this specification,Figui'e l illustrates an elevation of my improvement as viewed from theinside of a i'ooiii. Fig. 2 illustrates an elevation of my improvementas viewed from the outside of a building and shows the shuttersthereupon. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross- `section taken on a line t ft inFig. l and shows the double set of sashes and panes therein, the upperand lower sashes being illustrated by dotted lines in an open position;and Fig. i is a sectional plan view taken on a line L in Fig'. 3 andshows the shade-roller in position.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 indicates my improved window casing andsashes as an entirety, while 2 is the inside casing member. At the topof the casing I provide a covei' 4, and adjacent to said cover afilling' member 5. Intermediate of the top and bottom of the casing l lplace a cross-bai' 6, the bottom of the casing 1 being provided with abase member 7. The sides of the casing l are provided with verticalmembers 7, which are set slightly away from the outside edges of themembers Q and 3, thereby leaving a pocket 7 at each side of the fi'anie.Into the said pockets the studdings of a frame-buildiiig can lit or thewall of a brick or stone building.

Between the cover A and filling member 5 fected. into which I place ashade-roller 9, the

l j same being' supported by brackets placed upon the side members T Tin the usual manner. lithin the lilling membei' I foi'ni an opening 5,through which the shade 9 may pass. It will be understood that theshade-roller 9 will be of the oi'dinary self-acting spring type, such asis usually used. In the cross-bar 6 I foi'in an opening 6L for thepurpose 0f passing the shade 9 through when it is desired to pull saidshade completely down, the opening' 6L extending' across the bar 6 to anextent sufH- cient for requirements, as shown by dotted lines, Fig. l.Adjacent to the outside face of the casing l, at a position above thecross-bar 6, I place a sash aud pane 10, and adjacent to the inside faceof said sash I place a second sash and pane 11, said sashes lO and l1swinging upon ordinary hinges 12 and 13, i'espectively, and in avertical plane. For the purpose of securing' the frames in a desiredopen position I place upon the casing' l in a position convenient to thesaid frames lO and 1l fasteners la and l5, which are provided with holes16 17, respectively. The sashes 10 and 1l are provided with brackets 1718, having an opening' through which pins 19 20 upon said sash can pass.Each sash l0 and ll is provided with latches Ql 22, respectively, forholding said saslies closed. Below the crossbar 6 l place sashes andpanes 23 24 adjacent to the outei' and inner faces of the casing l,respectively, said sashes 23 24. swinging in a horizontal plane u ponhinges Q5 26 and are pi'ovided with a latch 2T for holding the sasliesclosed.

By the hereinbefore-described arrangement a space QS is formed, which,as has been hereinbefoi'e referred to, foi'ms an air-jacket.

The outside of the casing l is provided with the ordinary form ofshutters 29.

It will be understood that the bar 6, member 5, and base are rabbeted tosuit the sashes, as shown.

As my improved window-casing is somewhat deeper tlian the ordinarycasing, it is possible to so adjust the sashes 10 and 1l in i'eferenceto each other in an open position as to keep out i'ain. Thecurtain-roller 9 being' in the box 8 is kept free from dii't anddampness.

For the purpose of access to the shaderollei' 9 l intend that the topbar 3() for the inner casing inenibei' 2 shall be movably mounted, itbeing secured in place by theI dowel-pins 3l,

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Fig. 1; but I consider it within the scope of my invention to mount thesaid bar 30 upon hinges, so that it may be swung open instead of liftedout, or it may be otherwise detachably mounted. The sash l1 will in nowagy7 be affected by the removal of the said bar 30. By having the bar30 movably or detachably mounted the shade-roller 9 can be taken out forany purpose, such as for adjustment of the spring, &c.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

1. An improved window-casing, comprising an outer frame member and aninner frame member, a cover at the top of said members, a filling memberbetween said outer and inner frame members adjacent to said cover, butseparated therefrom, thereby leaving a box-like space between saidfilling member and said cover, a shade-roller and shade thereupon withinsaid space. an opening in said filling member for said shade to passthrough.l a permanent cross-bar carried by said frame, intermediate ofthe top and bottom thereof, an opening in said cross-bar for said shadeto pass through, and a plurality of independently-swinging sashescarried by said casing below said cross-bar.

2. An improved window-casing, comprising an outer frame member and aninner frame member, a cover at the top of said members, a filling memberbetween said outer and inner frame members adjacent to said cover, butseparated therefrom, thereby leaving a box-like space between saidfilling member and said cover, a shade-roller and shade thereupon withinsaid space, an opening in said filling member for said shade to passthrough,

a permanent cross-bar carried by said frame, intermediate of the top andbottom thereof', an opening in said cross-bar for said shade to passthrough, a plurality of independentlyswinging sashes carried by saidcasing and above said cross-bar, a plurality of independently-swingingsashes carried by said casing below said cross-bar, the sashes abovesaid cross-bar adapted to swing in a vertical plane, and the sashesbelow said cross-bar adapted to swing in a horizontal plane.

3. An improved window-casing. comprising an outer frame member and aninner frame member, a cover at the top of said members, a filling memberbetween said outer and inner frame members adjacent to said cover, butseparated therefrom, thereby leaving a box-like space between saidfilling member and said cover, a shade-roller and shade thereupon withinsaid space, an opening in said filling member for said shade to passthrough, a permanent cross-bar carried by said frame, intermediate ofthe top and bottom thereof, an opening in said cross-bar for said shadeto pass through, a plurality of independentlyswinging sashes carried b vsaid casing and above said cross-bar, a plurality ofindependently-swinging sashes carried by said casing below saidcross-bar, the sashes above said cross-bar, pivoted at the lower ends tosaid cross-bar to swing inwardly, means for retaining said frames in anopen position, the sashes below said cross-bar pivoted to the sides ofsaid casing to swing inwardly, together with shutters carried by saidcasing.

. ANTON VVEISER.

W'itn esses:

HASKEL CORENTHAL, DANNY HERSHFIELD.

